2311
New numbers on music consumption
And it's not just the dominance of old songs—the whole creative culture is losing its ability to innovate. But why?
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2312
The high price we pay for social media
Sitting exams is unpleasant at the best of times, but my daughter believes she has extra cause to complain. Two of her A-level papers are scheduled for the same time, so she must take a break betwe…
2313
Bill Watterson, Picasso, and self promotion
One of the most interesting pieces I’ve come across lately was Hugh Eakin’s piece on the backstory of one of Picasso’s most prominent works, Guernica. During the creative process for Guernica, Picasso created 45 different sketches before settling on the final direction of the painting: Guernica debuted in 1937 at the…
2314
Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016)
When Calvin and Hobbes went out of print twenty years ago, I think most people assumed it would return at some point. I know I certainly did. Calvin and Hobbes was a formative part of my youth - the sly brilliant writing and stark black and white illustrations providing color to my sense of
2315
The 13-Inch MacBook Air
It’s taken decades of iterative refinement to get to this point — a nearly perfect laptop for nearly everyone.
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EA: The Human Story (2004)
My significant other works for Electronic Arts, and I'm what you might call a disgruntled spouse. EA's bright and shiny new corporate trademark is "Challenge Everything." Where this applies is not exactly clear. Churning out one licensed football game after another doesn't sound like challenging…
2318
Why don’t we have a strategy?
The problem isn't that people can't think strategically.
2319
Helion Needs You
Helion has been progressing even faster than I expected and is on pace in 2024 to 1) demonstrate Q > 1 fusion and 2) resolve all questions needed to design a mass-producible fusion generator. ...
2320
Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered by policy mistakes
A textbook currency crisis, triggered by a bunch of policy mistakes.
2321
My experience writing and selling a short story
An anecdotal account of my experience writing and selling "India World" to Tor.com
2322
Ev Williams to step down from Medium
Next month will be the tenth anniversary of the launch of Medium. As we gear up for the next decade, I’ve decided to hand over the CEO…
2323
Giving a shit as a service
A mental model for service businesses.
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A/B testing gets misused to juice metrics in the short term
Every infuriating thing on the web was once a successful experiment. Some smart person saw Normal site: 1% sign up for our newsletterThrow a huge modal offering 10% off first order: +100% sign ups …
2325
Talking about layoffs
We don’t really talk about layoffs. When you hear someone say they got laid off, it’s likely the next thing you hear from them is about the new job they’re starting. But we don’t talk about what it’s like in between those two events - which means we’re not acknowledging how traumatic it is to be laid off.
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Experian, you have some explaining to do
Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Research suggests…
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Why do so many brands change their logos and look like everyone else?
Tech and fashion logos are becoming increasingly similar, all of them using sans serif fonts. Why do they do that? And why it doesn't make sense.
2328
Is the smart grid all hot air?
The US has three "grids." They are the Eastern Interconnect, Western Interconnect, and ERCOT. In technical terms, they are AC wide-area synchronous grids. Let's unpack that.
2329
Problems at Roblox
Problems at Roblox (RBLX)
2330
Ethereum Proof-of-Stake
Explaining Ethereum's consensus mechanism after The Merge
2331
I don't care how you web dev; I just need more better web apps
Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland
2332
The New American Micro-SaaS Dream
Raise millions of dollars from Venture Capitalists, rent a fancy office in San Francisco, hire an expensive team of "superheroes," and get valued, on paper, as a "unicorn."
2333
Goodbye Medium, hello Ghost
Why Crypto Fireside is migrating from Medium to Ghost.
2334
How To Know Everything
At its simplest, this book deals with the art of asking questions. In reality, it’s about Socratic philosophy. It’s about our willingness to open our minds, close our mouths and listen. The c…
2335
Watching an acquirer ruin your company
What happens on the other side of the acquisition doesn't get much startup press
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The trimodal nature of software salaries in the Netherlands and Europe (2021)
This article is part of a 3-part series on trimodal compensation: * Part 1: The trimodal nature of software engineering salaries in the Netherlands and Europe (2021, this article) * Part 2: The trimodal nature of tech compensation revisited (2024, this article) * Part 3: The trimodal nature of tech compensation in
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Driverless robotaxi fleet paralyzed for hours in San Francisco
Apparently, the first system breakdown of a driverless robot taxi fleet occurred. In San Francisco, at least a dozen autonomous Chevrolet Bolts from GM Cruise Automation were spotted blocking the i…
2338
America needs supply-side reform
It's can't just be an excuse — we need to improve our policies
2339
Launching Version 13.1 of Wolfram Language and Mathematica
Substantial set of new and updated functions in Version 13.1 covers generalized listability, language conveniences, emoji computations, default toolbar, large-scale code editing, drawing in notebooks, Tree expansion, video capture, mathematics, customizable documentation, chemical quantities, machine learning…
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4 in 5 Americans who need insulin have taken on credit card debt to cover cost
The average amount of debt is $9,000.